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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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