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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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