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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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