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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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