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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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