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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with 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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