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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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