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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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