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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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