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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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