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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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