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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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