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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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