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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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