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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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