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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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