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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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