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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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