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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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