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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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