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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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