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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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