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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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