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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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