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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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