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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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