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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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