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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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