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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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