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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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