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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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