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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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