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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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