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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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