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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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