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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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