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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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