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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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