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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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