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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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