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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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