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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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