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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important 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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