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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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