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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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