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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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