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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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