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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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