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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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