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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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