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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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