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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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