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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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