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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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