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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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