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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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