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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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