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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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