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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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