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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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