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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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