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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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