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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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