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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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