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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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