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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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