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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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