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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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