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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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