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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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