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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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