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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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