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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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