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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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