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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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