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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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