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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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