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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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