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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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