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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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