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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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