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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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