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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the 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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