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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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