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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting 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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