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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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