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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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