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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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