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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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