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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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