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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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