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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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