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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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