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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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