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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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