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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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