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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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