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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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