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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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