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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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