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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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