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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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