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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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