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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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