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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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