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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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