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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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