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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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