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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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