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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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