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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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