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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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