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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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