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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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