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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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