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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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