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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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