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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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