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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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