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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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