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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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