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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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