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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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