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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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