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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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