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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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