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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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