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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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