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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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