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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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