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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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