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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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