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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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