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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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