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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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