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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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