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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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