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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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