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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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