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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the 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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