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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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