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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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