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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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