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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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