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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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