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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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