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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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