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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key 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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