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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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