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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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