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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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