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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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