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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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