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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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