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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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