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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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