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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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