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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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