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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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