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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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