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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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