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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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