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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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