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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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