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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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