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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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