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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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