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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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