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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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