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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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