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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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