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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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