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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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