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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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