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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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