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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important 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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