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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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