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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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