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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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