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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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