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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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