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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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