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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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