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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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