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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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