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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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