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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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