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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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