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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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