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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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