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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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