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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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