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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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