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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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