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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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