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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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