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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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