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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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