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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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