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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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