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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive 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 subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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