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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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