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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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