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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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