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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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