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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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