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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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