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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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