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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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