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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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