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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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