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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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