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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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