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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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