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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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