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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key 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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