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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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