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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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