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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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