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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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