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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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