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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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