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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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