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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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