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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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