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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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