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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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