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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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