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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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