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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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