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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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