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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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