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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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