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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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