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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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