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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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