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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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