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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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