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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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