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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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