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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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