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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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