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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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