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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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