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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important 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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