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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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