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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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