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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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