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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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