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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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