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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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