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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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