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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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