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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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