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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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