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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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