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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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