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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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