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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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