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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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