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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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