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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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