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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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