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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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