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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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