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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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