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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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