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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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