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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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