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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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