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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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