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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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