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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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