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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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