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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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