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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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