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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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