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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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