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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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