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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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