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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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