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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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