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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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