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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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