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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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