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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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