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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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