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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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