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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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