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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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