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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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