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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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