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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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