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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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