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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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