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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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