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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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