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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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