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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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