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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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