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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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