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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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