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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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