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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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