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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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