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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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