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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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