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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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