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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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