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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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