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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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