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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)