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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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