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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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