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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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