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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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