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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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