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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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