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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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