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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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