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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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