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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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