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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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