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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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