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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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