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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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