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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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