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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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