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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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