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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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