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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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