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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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