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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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