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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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