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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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