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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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