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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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