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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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