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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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