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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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