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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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