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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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