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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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