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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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