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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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