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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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