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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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