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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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