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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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