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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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