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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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