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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines 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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