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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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