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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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