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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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