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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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