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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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