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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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