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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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