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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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