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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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