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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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