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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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