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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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