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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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