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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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