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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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