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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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