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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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