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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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