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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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