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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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