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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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