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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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