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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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