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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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