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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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