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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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