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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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