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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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