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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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