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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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