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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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