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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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