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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies 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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