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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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