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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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