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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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