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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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