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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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