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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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