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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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