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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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