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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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