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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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