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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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