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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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