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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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