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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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