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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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