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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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