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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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