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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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