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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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