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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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