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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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