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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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