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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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