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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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