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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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