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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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