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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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