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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity 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 attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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