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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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