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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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