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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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