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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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