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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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