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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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