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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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