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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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