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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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