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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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