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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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