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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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