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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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