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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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