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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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