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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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