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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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