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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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