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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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