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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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