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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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