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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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