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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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