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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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