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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key 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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