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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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