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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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