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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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