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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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