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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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