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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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