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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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