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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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