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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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