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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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