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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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