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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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