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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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