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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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