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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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