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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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