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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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