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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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