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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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