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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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