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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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