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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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