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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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