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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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