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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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