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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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