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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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