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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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