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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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