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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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