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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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