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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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