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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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