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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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