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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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