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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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