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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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