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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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