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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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