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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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