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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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