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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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