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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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