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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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