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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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