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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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