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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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