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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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