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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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