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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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