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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important 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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