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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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