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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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