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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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