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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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