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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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