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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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