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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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