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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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