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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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