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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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