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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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