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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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