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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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