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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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