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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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