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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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