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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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