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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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