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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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