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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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