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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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