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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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