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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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